Canto 1: Bāla-kāṇḍa (Boyhood)Chapter 17: Brahmā Orders the Demigods to Incarnate and Assist RāmaText 1.17.27
Canto 1 - Boyhood
Bāla-kāṇḍa
Chapter 17: Brahmā Orders the Demigods to Incarnate and Assist Rāma
Text 1.17.27
दारयेयुः क्षितिं पद्भ्यामाप्लवेयुर्महार्णवम्।
नभस्थलं विशेयुश्च गृह्णीयुरपि तोयदान्॥
dārayeyuḥ kṣitiṁ padbhyām āplaveyur mahārṇavam
nabha-sthalaṁ viśeyuś ca gṛhṇīyur api toyadān
dārayeyuḥ = they could break apart; kṣitim = the earth; padbhyām = by trampling upon it with their feet; āplaveyuḥ = they could jump over; mahā-arṇavam = a great ocean; nabha-sthalam = outer space; viśeyuḥ ca = and enter; gṛhṇīyuḥ = catch; api = even; toyadān = clouds.
They could break apart the earth by trampling upon it with their feet. They could jump over a great ocean, enter outer space and even catch clouds.